This is the story of Léonard Rosmarin’s long and intense engagement with France that has lasted over fifty years. This engaging and absorbing text unravels for the reader the history and national character of France, while providing insights into the country’s literature, its physical landscapes and the manner in which the French conduct personal relations.

Always insightful and yet humane and entertaining, Professor Rosmarin’s account of his love affair with France will enthral readers and is a unique and deeply personal voyage of discovery of a country, its culture, history, literature, idiosyncrasies and much more.